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Dagana District, Bhutani
Regional Level Types
Dagana DistrictDistrict
BhutanCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
West Bengal, India
Assam, India
Thimphu District, Bhutan
Sarpang District, Bhutan
Wangdue Phodrang District, Bhutan
Tsirang District, Bhutan
Chukha District, Bhutan
Type:
District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Daga2,243 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
421740
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:421740:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Dagana, Bhoutan
German:
Dagana, Bhutan
Italian:
distretto di Dagana, Bhutan
Russian:
Дагана, Бутан
Simplified Chinese:
达加纳宗, 不丹
Spanish:
Distrito de Dagana, Bután
Asturian:
distritu de Dagana
Bengali:
দাগানা জেলা
Bulgarian:
Дагана, Бутан
Catalan:
Districte de Dagana, Bhutan
Cebuano:
Dagana Dzongkhag
Dutch:
Dagana, Bhutan
Dzongkha:
དར་དཀར་ན་རྫོང་ཁག
Esperanto:
Distrikto Dagana
Estonian:
Dagana ringkond, Bhutan
Farsi/Persian:
استان داگانا, پادشاهی بوتان
Finnish:
Dagana, Bhutan
Hungarian:
Dagana körzet, Bhután
Indonesian:
Distrik Dagana, Bhutan
Japanese:
ダガナ県, ブータン
Korean:
다가나현, 부탄
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Dagana Koān
Northern Frisian:
Dagana
Norwegian:
Dagana, Bhutan
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Dagana
Odia:
ଦାଗନା ଜିଲ୍ଲା
Pashto:
داگانا ولسوالۍ
Polish:
Daganang, Bhutan
Portuguese:
Dagana, Butão
Romanian:
Dagana, Bhutan
Swedish:
Dagana, Bhutan
Tibetan (Standard):
Dagana District
Traditional Chinese:
達加納宗
Ukrainian:
Дагана, Бутан
Urdu:
داگانا ضلع
Waray:
Dagana
Western Punjabi:
ضلع ڈاگانہ


Dagana District is a district located in Bhutan.

Most of the district is populated by Dzongkha speakers.

However, in the southwest part near the Sarpang District, Nepali is also spoken as a native language.

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2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed290 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Seti Khola6298.9 - 290.1 Ma (Paleozoic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Platyteichum
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : Platyteichum298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Orthotetes
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Orthotetidae : Orthotetes298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Waagenoconcha
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Echinoconchidae : Waagenoconcha298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Fenestrida
order		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Trigonotreta orientensis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Trigonotreta : Trigonotreta orientensis298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagana_District
Wikidata ID:Q735146
GeoNames ID:1337280

Localities in this Region

Bhutan

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
Indian PlateTectonic Plate

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